The Apprentice, the Student, and the Charlatan
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Princess Luna takes on a Night Apprentice, her counterpart to Princess Celestia's Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle. Nova Shine, a wandering unicorn from Canterlot, is given the position for the first time in a thousand years. What neither of them know is that there exists a long and secret history between the positions of the Faithful Student, the Night Apprentice, and a mysterious shadow that seems to keep popping up in Nova's and Twilight's dreams. This shadow, whatever it is, and the dreams it appears in do not bode well, but the Princesses remain tight-lipped about these nightmares.
Nova and Twilight agree to investigate the nightmares themselves, and this mission occupies them for some time. But as they continue their search, their relationship starts to develop into something more than just fellow students. As if to make matters any more chaotic, Trixie Lulamoon arrives on Twilight's doorstep announcing that she, too, has been dealing with nightmare problems.
Finally, there's also the shadow itself. An ancient and dangerous enemy, it has lain dormant for the last thousand or so years. Why it chooses to reveal itself now is anyone's best guess, but unless Twilight and Nova can stop it, there's no telling what will happen to Equestria...
First featured under the old system on 25 November 2013, with occasional reappearances in the new system.
Featured again on 19 November 2022, on its 10th anniversary, and again on 19 November 2023 when the final chapter of the rewrite was published. Many thanks, everyone.
26 Chapters:
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Nova Shine [Cache]
Nov 16th, 2012
10,119
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Reunion [Cache]
Nov 16th, 2012
7,818
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Meet the Parents [Cache]
Nov 16th, 2012
11,032
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Love and Hate [Cache]
Nov 16th, 2012
16,341
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Bright Lights and Smothering Darkness [Cache]
Nov 16th, 2012
14,712
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History Lessons [Cache]
Nov 16th, 2012
12,919
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Of Professors, the Past, Panic, and Parents [Cache]
Nov 16th, 2012
14,677
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Practical Applications [Cache]
Nov 16th, 2012
16,961
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Interlude [Cache]
Nov 16th, 2012
14,520
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2018 APRIL FOOLS SPECIAL: An Unforgettable Luncheon [Cache]
Nov 16th, 2012
1,317
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A Walk in the Park [Cache]
Nov 16th, 2012
16,040
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Realizing the Obvious [Cache]
Nov 16th, 2012
15,431
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Reconciliations [Cache]
Nov 16th, 2012
18,015
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The Diaries [Cache]
Nov 16th, 2012
15,481
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Forward to the Past [Cache]
Nov 16th, 2012
13,203
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Familiar Faces [Cache]
Nov 16th, 2012
20,677
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The Conspiracy [Cache]
Nov 16th, 2012
22,500
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Grey Monarch, New Student, Old Master [Cache]
Nov 16th, 2012
22,750
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Time Flies [Cache]
Nov 16th, 2012
17,999
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The Final Night [Cache]
Nov 16th, 2012
23,906
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Nightfall [Cache]
Nov 16th, 2012
25,393
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With Great Power... [Cache]
Nov 16th, 2012
9,594
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Semblance of Normalcy [Cache]
Nov 16th, 2012
11,673
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Making Waves [Cache]
Nov 16th, 2012
7,524
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Together... [Cache]
Nov 16th, 2012
11,282
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Epilogue [Cache]
Nov 16th, 2012
10,388
Other Titles in this Series:
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Twilight Sparkle meets a pony by the name of Nova Shine who occupies a position as Princess Luna's Night Apprentice. While fighting a shadowy enemy that wants them both dead, they also have to deal with something much worse than that: each other.
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Nathan Samuel is a normal student, living a normal life. After some sickness, he remembers that he's from Equestria, and that everypony is trapped in this other world. Now it's up to him to restore the Elements of Harmony once again in or